Or it could have been used to hold the shape of the shoe while it was not being worn.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

In another part of this state, artists make green painted containers in the shape of the pineapple fruit.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

They become sticky and harden into the shape of the letter C, like a sickle, a hand tool with a curved blade.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

For example, she discussed how investigators can learn a great deal from the shape of the blood drops found at a crime scene.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

The bottom of the scion is cut in the shape of the letter V.

VOA: special.2010.05.18

As the clay dries, it takes the shape of the form.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

(Speaking) With LASIK,doctors use a laser to permanently change the shape of the cornea to improve vision.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

Shirley Griffith has more. From a distance, Big Bambu looks like a huge nest in the shape of a wave.

VOA: special.2010.08.13

In general,dead or living parts of plants need to be removed to improve the shape or growth of the plant.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

The stars turn into sea routes, which turn into sailing maps, which then form the shape of a ship.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

These areas followed the great curve of the Mississippi River, giving New Orleans the shape of a crescent.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

The mold is made of small squares of wire that hold the shape and thickness of the paper.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

Wendy Hawkins at the Intel Foundation says these young people represent the next generation of scientists who will help shape America's future.

VOA: special.2011.03.24

The joined arcs made the shape of birth and craving And the welded-open shape kept mouthing O.

VOA: special.2011.01.31